2000 Western Region Winter Meeting
Water Skier
with Disabilities Association (WSDA)
Report
Goals for 1999:
1. Increase
the number of water skiers with disabilities through out region.�
2. Increase
the number of water skiers with disabilities who attend class C and Novice
tournaments.�
3. Open
up more tournaments to water skiers with disabilities.
4. Provide
information to ski clubs and individuals interested in WSDA.
Goals Met:
1. Several
organizations offered clinics to new and intermediate water skiers with
disabilities.� Demand was so high that
DSUSA is offering weekly clinics near Sacramento for the 2000 season. If you
live in other areas contact me for clinics near you.
2. Since
the number of disabled has dropped of over the years, many clubs stopped
offering a disabled division.� I
personally entered several tournaments as a mens 3 skier.� The draw back is sit ski women and MP2 and
novice disabled skier are left out because they are still using a mini or inner
course for slalom.� Tricks and jump are
not affected.� I will continue to
encourage skier to sign up to make it worth while to offer a disabled division.
3. As
it was explained to me last year, a disabled division could not be added if it
was not in the regional guide?� Some
groups said they would add a disabled division for this year.�
4. I
received several calls for people interested in WSDA and passed on information
as it was requested.�� Thanks for
including my name and number in the Regional Guide as the WSDA Western
Representative!
WSDA Information
Flier.
WSDA now has an information pamphlet that is available
through USA Water Ski or myself.�
The event held outside of Birmingham Alabama was a big
success.� Several world records were
broken and the level of skill and competition was greater than ever before.
Western regional skiers:
Chad Guzman set a new World record of 3 buoys at 47KPH
(about 28mph) smashing the old record of 4 buoys at 40kph (MP3 division) and
taking a Gold Medal in Slalom.� Matt
Oberholtz took Gold in tricks in the MP3 division. Steve Hornsey took the MP3
jump and over all gold medals. Kerri Mcmurtry won the MP woman�s Slalom, trick
and over all Gold Medals.�
Congratulations to these skiers
2000 Western Region Winter Meeting
Water Skier
with Disabilities Association (WSDA)
Report
(continued)
Conradulations to
the 1999 US Disabled Waterski Gold Medal Team.�
The US team took the gold back from the British by a team score
of 14,391 to 13,949 in their home country. This was a first class event and a
very nice site just outside of London England.�
There were 15 countries represented, which made for a very competitive
event.
Western regional skier attending.� Mark Turner took a gold in Slalom. Steve Hornsey took a silver in
Jump and Bronze over all.
2000 US Disabled
Nationals will be back in Birmingham Alabama again, thanks to Steve Murry
and the Magic City Ski Club.� Lake Shore
Foundation has sponsored previous nationals and it looks like they will be
there again this year.� As I understand
it the Magic City Ski Club plans to host 2001, 2002, 2003 Disabled Nationals as
well
2001 Worlds
The Austrailians are bidding on the 2001 Disabled World
Championship to return them to the land down under.
Mike Mosley attended the 1999 Disabled World Championship
and was a big help to the team and observed the site and tournament.� Mike and the Lake Shore Foundation plan� to place a bid and bring the 2003 Disabled
World Championships home to the Birmingham site that the Magic City Water ski
Club has hosted the US Nationals last year.�
Thanks Mike and Good luck on the Bid.
I am looking for an ski club and personnel interested in
hosting the 2004 Disabled Nationals.�
The tournament has been held in Alabama since 1996 and I am seeing if
there is any interest in bringing it to the Western Region. As WSDA members are
relatively few, I really need some help to make this happen.� Contact Steve Hornsey if you are interested
in helping me put together a bid.
Thanks
Steve Hornsey
WSDA Western Representative